Lessons Using Technology

Lesson 1: A Web Quest for Because of Winn-Dixie

Grade Level: 3-5

Subject: Language Arts

Technology Integration: Throughout this lesson, the students go to a variety of websites in order to make reading Because of Winn-Dixie more meaningful to them.

http://www.ideas.wisconsin.edu/ideas_resource.cfm?rid=9807&grade=1&glid=20&startrow=1&sid=65

Lesson 2: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Grade Level: 3-5

Subject: Science

Technology Integration: During this lesson, students will be using the internet to explore different aspects of a brown bear’s life. They will be doing this research to plot out a timeline for a year of this bear’s life.

http://www.ideas.wisconsin.edu/ideas_resource.cfm?rid=7010&grade=1&glid=20&startrow=21&sid=65

Lesson 3: Patricia Polacco: A Crafty Author

*Note: This is actually an integrated unit.

Grade Level: 3

Subject: Language Arts (Primarily), Math, Technology

Technology Integration: Students will use technology in lessons 2 through 6 of this unit. They will be using the internet to retrieve data on other countries, and to partake in an interview of Patricia Polacco. They will also have a chance to create a journal using a word processor. They will use a calculator during a math component. Lastly, students will do a Web Quest in order to learn more about how books are made.

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAArtCIMathSSMDPatriciaPolaccoACraftyAuthorIntegratedUnit3.htm